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abaft

  (ə-băft') pronunciation Nautical.
adv.

Toward the stern.

prep.

Toward the stern from.

[Middle English on baft : on, at; see on + baft, to the rear (from Old English beæftan, behind : be, by, at + æftan, behind).]


 
 

adv. in or behind the stern of a ship.

prep. nearer the stern than; behind: the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley.

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Aft of any given point on a ship.

 
WordNet: abaft
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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
  Synonyms: aft, astern


 
Wikipedia: abaft

Abaft is a nautical expression indicating a point that is behind a given part of a boat or ship. For example, "abaft the funnel" means behind the ship's funnel. (If not qualified, abaft means "behind the mid-point of a ship or group of ships".)

Note that unqualified or in the "abaft the beam" form, abaft does not necessarily refer to a point actually on the ship; it may refer to a point some significant distance away.


 
 

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